{"product_id":"blues-journey-9780823416134","title":"Blues Journey","description":"By: Walter Dean Myers | Illustrator:  Christopher Myers   \u003chr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe blues aren't all sad. There's joy in the blues as well as heartbreak. Love discovered. Love lost. Love just around the corner.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this beautiful tribute to the poetry and art of the blues, renowned author Walter Dean Myers collaborates with his son, award-winning illustrator Christopher Myers, in a true masterpiece of picture book creation filled with struggle, grief, hope, joy, and love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach original blues-style verse on a page calls out a response from the artist in striking tones of brown, black, white, and blue. Together, father and son weave an enchanting story of the creation of the blues through the experiences of African Americans from the end of slavery through the beginning of the civil rights movement. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is for older children who love music and their parents who will appreciate the layered sophistication of the striking artwork and interplay between art and text. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Includes an author's note explaining the birth and development of the blues, a timeline of blues milestones, and an explanatory glossary of terms in the blues. Together this content deepens the appreciation for the blues as a truly original art form. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ALA Notable book\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book \u003c\/i\u003eFanfare Selection\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice\u003cbr\u003eNew York Public Library Book for the Teen Age\u003cbr\u003eA Children's Book of the Year, Child Study Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"US - Hardback","offer_id":46109977641187,"sku":"DTRCWUS-9780823416134","price":122.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780823416134.jpg?v=1742622231","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh\/products\/blues-journey-9780823416134","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}